Windows 11 Windows key not working

Weird way to fix the problem:

"Press Windows key+R to open Run then type: msconfig" ?????????

How we're suppose to press Windows key if the key is NOT WORKING?

AHAHAhahahhaa, seriously!!!!

Mine was golden on Restart Explorer, SFC, DISM and reboot. I'm a 35 year Win user and have never had this happen before. I use the Win key often enough, at least once a day, so this was a verrrry odd one. And a simple fix. But I wish I knew what messed it up. I have no other issues with anything. Thanks for the clues!

Hi, good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

When was the last time it worked properly? Have you made any changes to your computer recently?

Please try the following methods below.

**Restart Windows Explorer

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.

Select the Processes tab.

Scroll down and look for Windows Explorer

Right click then select Restart.

**Please try to run SFC and DISM to check for any system errors and corrupted files.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402652...

After that, restart your computer

Note: You can open command prompt by doing this,

Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager then click File

Select "Run new task" then type: cmd

Make sure to put a check mark on the "Create this task with administrative privileges" box

Continue with the commands within the link above.

**Repair all Windows apps via PowerShell

Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager then click File

Select "Run new task" then type: powershell

Make sure to put a check mark on the "Create this task with administrative privileges" box

Copy and paste the command below one at a time then press Enter. Please ignore the red errors and let the process complete.

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -register "$($_. InstallLocation)\appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode}

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_. InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Restart your computer

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor

Well this has been a problem since last year. Removing the latest software wouldn't fix anything

Unfortunately none of these fixed the issue. There were a couple corrupted files but even after restarting, things weren't fixed after SFC and DISM.